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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Kody's cell block called 48 Hours?
(a) It is Kody's lucky number.
(b) It is cell block 4800.
(c) If you live the first 48 hours, you have a good chance of long term survival.
(d) The guards change their shift every 48 hours.

2. Why does Kody respect Muhammad?
(a) He knows he is a former gang member.
(b) He is afraid of him.
(c) He helps get Kody out of trouble.
(d) He is interested in learning more about Islam.

3. What is Kody arrested for in the final chapter?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Murder.
(c) Auto theft.
(d) Check fraud.

4. In the final chapter, what does Kody say is the only thing the gangs leave?
(a) Strength.
(b) Organization.
(c) Death.
(d) Happiness.

5. How is Kody able to afford an apartment with Tamu?
(a) He works for Muhammad.
(b) He sells drugs.
(c) He works at the church.
(d) He gets a job from his mother's friend.

6. Who does Kody visit in jail at the end of "Nation Time"?
(a) A former rival gang member.
(b) Crazy De.
(c) Muhammad.
(d) His brother.

7. At the end of the book, who does Kody blame for his decisions?
(a) His former gang.
(b) Tamu.
(c) His mother.
(d) Himself.

8. What happens to Joker's mother and brother?
(a) They steal from the gang.
(b) They never came to visit Joker.
(c) They are killed by the C.C.O in retaliation.
(d) They go against the C.C.O.

9. What does Kody call police officers in the chapter "Nation Time?"
(a) He refused to call them anything.
(b) Coppers.
(c) Popo.
(d) Pigs.

10. Why does Kody feel out of place when he attends an Islam service with Muhammad in the chapter, "Tamu"?
(a) He does not know enough about Islam.
(b) He thinks everyone knows he was in jail.
(c) He is not religious.
(d) He is dressed in gang clothes.

11. Who is the first person Kody meets when he arrives in prison at the start of "Reconnected?"
(a) Li'l Rat.
(b) Desmond.
(c) Rattone.
(d) Fat Rat.

12. Who introduces Kody to the New Afrikan Independence Movement?
(a) Akiba Dhoruba Shakur.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) His brother.
(d) Walter Brown.

13. How do Joker and Macc try to end their feud?
(a) They have a fistfight, which Joker wins.
(b) They have a shoot out.
(c) Kody steps in and beats up Macc.
(d) They do not end it.

14. Why is Kody kept on "The Rock," the solitary lock down part of the Youth Facility?
(a) He is considered a serious offender.
(b) The regular prison is overcrowded.
(c) It is for his own protection.
(d) He hits a guard.

15. What world community does Kody fear is becoming gang like?
(a) Bosnia.
(b) Russia.
(c) United States.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ethnic group is winning the war in Folsom prison?

2. In the "Epilogue" what organization does the drug dealer Kody attacks work for?

3. What is the name of the Crips' chant?

4. At the end of the book, what political ideology does Kody support?

5. In the chapter, "Nation Time," what does the police officer demand Kody tell him?

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